SIRF Roundtables

Showcasing 5S in Maintenance and Workshops in the Northern Vic region - Thales Benalla.

Come join your peers to visit an excellent site and gain valuable insights in:

Securing & sustaining workshop 5S
Parts and equipment storage
New workshops
Optimising layout, storage & workflow

Attendance is free for people from member companies of SIRF Roundtables.

Attendance numbers are limited , so be quick to register to not miss the chance to see this excellent site.

Thales Benalla - 12:00 pm Presentation & Site Tour

Hosted by:

Thales Benalla is an Australian Government owned, contract operated facility employing 285 people producing armaments for Defence and commercial. It is the country’s largest supplier of explosive ordnance to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), with a successful track record delivering ammunition, propellants, explosives and related service.

The Thales - Australian Munitions site at Benalla has long been on the 5S in maintenance journey over the last 20+ years. Their recent efforts involve combining various satellite workshops, old equipment and investment in new equipment, starting with a clean slate to develop and establish a world class maintenance facility. Their particular focus is on doing the very best with consideration of storage (tooling, materials etc.), Equipment layout and workflow.

This showcase visit provides the opportunity to gain from their knowledge, learn from their experience and insights on these topics and provides an opportunity to visit and experience their facility in Benalla.

Agenda (AEST)

12:00 pm - Welcome light lunch and intros
12:30 pm - Welcome to Thales Benalla site
12:35 pm - Presentation on new workshop, optimising layout, storage & workflow
1:35 pm - Plant and facility tour
2:35 pm - Questions, debrief, leave site 2:50pm

Who Should Attend?

SIRF Roundtable Site Tours are for anyone interested in the industry or topics of the tour, and are fabulous for "seeing how others are succeeding". You will meet people from all levels. These two site visits are likely of interest to Maintenance Managers, Team Leads, trades people and CI people. If you are involved in 5S in maintenance, workshops and stores then this is likely to be of interest so do attend !

Note: Because of the nature of the site at Benalla, Thales reserve the right to deny entry.

About SIRF Rt Site Tours

All SIRF Rt events are designed to provide a safe environment for open discussion with peers on the topic of interest they are working on, in and around. SIRF Rt Site Tours are often organised around a topic or theme, and hosts do their best to show off what they have accomplished around the topic. These are great learning opportunities, but also have limits to number of attendees, so you should register early!

Site Entry Requirements:

Thales have a standard facility entrance form (with Ts and Cs) that will need to be completed upon arrival to site (the important conditions are below).

Attendance numbers limited to 30.
All attendees will need to provide a form of photographic ID at the guard house to be granted entry.
All attendees will need to be over 18
Smoking is not permitted on site
Cameras and transmitting devices are not permitted on site
Entry to production or explosive storage areas will only be permitted when the visitor is wearing long pants/slacks, covered in shoes with wide heels and with no exposed metal in the sole, safety glasses, a Visitor’s coat supplied by your escort, which must be kept buttoned up at all times, and any additional protective equipment such as hearing protection must be worn when requested to do so by your Australian Munitions Benalla factory escort
Because of the nature of the site at Benalla, Thales reserve the right to deny entry.

FAQs:

What are my parking options for the event?

There is parking available at site

What are the PPE requirements?

Long pants/slacks, covered in shoes with wide heels and with no exposed metal in the sole, safety glasses
A Visitor’s coat will be supplied by your escort, which must be kept buttoned up at all times, and any additional protective equipment such as hearing protection must be worn when requested to do so by your Australian Munitions Benalla factory escort

When do I need to register by?

Registration close five business days before the event for Site Tours

Investment?

This event is included in SIRF Roundtables membership, no charge to attend

Not a member? Then contact us to talk about a membership.

Who can I contact for further information?

Angus Mackintosh 0458 079 017 angus.mackintosh@sirfrt.com
Brian Niven 0439 612 609 brian.niven@sirfrt.com